Pad and cover



Jan. 7, 1936. Ml K. BRDT 2,026,961

PAD AND COVER Filed June 7, 1934 INVENTOR Mercedes If. Brd BY Patented Jan. 7, 1936 UNITED STATESA PATENT oFFllcE 8 Claims.

This invention relates to improved pads and covers and more particularly to pads and covers embodying a pocket end. .l

In homes equipped with built-in ironing board cabinets limited space is provided for the ironing boards rand at present the large majority of housewives cut up heavy pad material and place it loose beneath a cover on YYtlie family ironing board or secure the pad material to the ironing board with tacks and the like. As so used the pad material frequently has wrinkles, bulges and the like on the upper or ironing surface of the board and where the pad is tacked to the board considerable labor is involved in removing an old pad and installing a new one. The pad material is usually gathered beneath the open end of the ironing board, or that end at which the side edges tend to converge, and Where the ironing board is hingedly mounted in a built-in ironing board cabinet in a home, the bulk of the pad material gathered beneath the open end of the ironing board frequently interferes with the complete closing of the ironing board cabinet door. The gathered pad material positioned beneath the open end of the ironing board also prevents the smooth positioning, well down on the open end of the ironing board of childrens and womens clothing.

In the past various types 4of replaceable ironing board covers have been produced and used.

Among the more common of such covers that have had some commercial merit are covers comprising a loosely folded bolster end that iits over the open end of the ironing board; and covers that have a plurality of laces positioned beneath the ironing board vthat serve to tighten the cover by slip lacings and the like, or covers that are' secured to the board by a plurality of opposed laces that are tied together in pairs. y

In mounted position the previously designed covers have many objectionable properties that the present pad and cover are designed to overcome. Among these objectionable properties are the bunching of the pad material that is positioned beneath the open end of the ironing board; the presence of wrinkles and objection- An object of the present invention is to provide a pad and a cover that are adapted lfor being removably mounted on a board or other material having a at surface such as an ironing board, radiator seat, bridge table and the like and each of which, as mounted, is substantially free from objectionable properties such as wrinkles, bulges and the like, particularly on the flat side of the board on which they are mounted.

Another object is to provide an improved padlO with means for firmly anchoring the pad or the l5 cover in their mounted positions.

A further object is to provide a pad and a cover for use on a board that are quickly and easily,

mounted on and removed from the board.

Another object is to provide a pad and a cover for use on a board separately or in combination, comprising members that are of simple design and of easy and inexpensive assembly and manufacture. y

Another object is to provide a pad and a vcover for use as a surface material to cover a flat surface and that are provided with means for preventing the substantial shifting of the mounted position of the pad or the cover both lcngitudi-f nally and transversely of the flat surface covered by the pad.

A further object is to provide a pad and a cover for use separately or in combination as a cover for a fiat surface and embodying means adapted for maintaining the pad or the cover. taut longitudinally and transversely of the surface covered. Another object is to provide a separate pad and cover for use preferably in combination on an ironing board, comprising a construction thatyis substantially free from excessive cloth or substantial bunching of cloth on the under side of the ironing board and particularly under the open end of the ironing board whereby tubular articles may be pressed or drawn smoothly and well down on the open end of the ironing boardand whereby the ironing board may be mounted in a built-in ironing board cabinet in a home lwithout interfering with the complete closing of the cabinet door. A l

With the above and other objects in view, which will be readily apparent from the following detailed description, the presentinvention consists in a simple construction and combination of parts which will be readily understood by those skilled in the art to which theinvention appertains.

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In the accompanying drawing which illustrates a suitable embodiment of the present invention,

Fig. 1 is a perspective view from above of a conventional ironing board on which a pad and a cover that embody the present invention are removably mounted in combination;`

Fig. 2 is a plan view from below of the assembly shown in Fig. l;

Fig. 3 is a side view, shown partly broken away in section, of the assembly shown in Fig. l;

Fig. 4 is a sectional view taken along the line 4-4 of Fig. 2;

Fig. 5 is a sectional view taken along the line 5-5 of Fig. 2;

Fig. 6 is a diagrammatic sectional view of the pad seam on the lateral side of the open end of the ironing board;

Fig. 'I is a diagrammatic sectional view of the cover seam on the lateral side of the open end of the ironing board;

Fig. 8 is a fragmentary perspective view from below of the reversed pocket portion of the cover shown in Fig. l showing thc preferred open end cover seam; and

Fig. 9 is a plan view from below of one end of a board on which a pad embodying a modified form of pocket portion is mounted.

'Ihe preferred form of pad as mounted on a conventional ironing board is shown in the accompanying drawing and comprises a sheet of pad material I to which a sheet of suitable textile material, such as the unbleached muslin 2, is permanently secured, as by stitching with the thread 3 to form seams.

The pad preferably comprises a shallow square end pocket portion that encloses the square end of the ironing board I and a deep end pocket portion that encloses the open end of the ironing board.

e portion of the pad, provide a close fitting, neat appearing square end pocket which fits snugly over the square end of the ironing board.

The muslin 2 preferably'encloses the lateral edges of the pad material I to form the pad reinforcing hem 6 that strengthens the edges of the pad material and that provides a neat appearing finished edge along the square end pocket portion and the'lateral edges of the pad.

Suitable securing means, such as the snap sockets 1 are mounted along the edges of the pad inwardly of the reinforcing hem 6 and are positioned to engage the studs 8 that are permanently mounted in spaced relation with each other on the under side of the ironing board.

'Ihe muslin 2 preferably extends continuously from the pad reinforcing hem 6 adjacent the transversely extending cleat 9 on the under side of the ironing board, over the top of the ironing board and beneath the open end of the ironing board to adjacent the forward end of the transversely grooved, longitudinally extending cleat I0 on the under side `of the ironing board where it terminates in the muslin hem II. The muslin hem II strengthens and provides a suitable iinished appearance to the edge of the muslin that forms the mouth of the open end pocket portion of the pad.

The pad material continuously covers the upper surface of the open/end of the ironing board and terminates laterally of the edges and end of the open end of the ironing board. The edge of the pad material is preferably made more thick by being turned back on itself and stitched to the edges of the muslin that are positioned along the lateral edges of the open end of the ironing board with the thread 3 to form an open end pad seam I2 as shown in the sectional views in Figs.

5 and 6 of the drawing. The open end pad seam 5 I2 extends continuously from the opposite ends of the muslin hem I I along both edges'and around the end of the open end of the ironing board and is constructed so that its thickest portion is positioned substantially midway between the upper and the lower surfaces of the open end of the ironing board.

The pad is mounted on the ironing board by placing the open end of the ironing board into the open end pocket compartment of the pad and 15 by stretching the material longitudinally of the ironing'board sufficiently to permit the placing of the square end of the ironing board into the square end pocket compartment of the pad. The snap sockets 1 carried by the pad are then pressed 20 down over the studs 8 carried by the ironing board and the pad material and overlying muslin on the upper side of the ironing board are held taut and smooth without wrinkles or objectionable bulges in the material and without the possibility 25 of the shifting of the pad both longitudinally of and transversely of the ironing board.

The construction and positioning of the open end pad seam I2 provides a shoulder of smoothly arcuate section that extends continuously along 30 the periphery of the upper side of the open end of the ironing board.

The preferred form of cover comprises a sheet of gingham I3 that is preferably of a fast color pastel shade to harmonize withr modem interior 35 decoration. The gingham I3 has a gingham hem Il that is formed by the thread 3 and that extends preferably continuously along the edge of the gingham beneath the ironing board. The sheet of gingham extends from the portion of o the gingham hem I l that forms the mouth of the square end pillow slip portion of the cover and is adjacent the transversely extending cleatr 9 on the under side of the ironing board over the top of the ironing board and beneath the 5 open end of the ironing board to the portion of the gingham hem I4 that forms the mouth of the open end pocket portion of the cover and is adjacent the forward end of the transversely grooved, longitudinally extending cleat I3 on the 50 under side of the ironing board.

The square end pillow slip portion of the cover is formed by stitching with the thread 3 to form the cover square end mlter seams I5 that are properly positioned to form the square end pillow 55 slip portion of the cover that closely and neatly encloses the square end of the ironing board.

The open end pocket portion of the cover is formed by stitching the edges of the gingham on either side of the open end of the ironing 50 board together with the thread 3 to form the pair of gingham open end seams I6 that close the lateral edges of the open end pocket portion of the cover. 'Ihe gingham open end seams I6 are substantially duplicates of each other and 55 each seam I6 is preferably disposed substantially midway between the upper and the lower surfaces of the open end of the ironing board.

Each gingham open end seam I 8 preferably is spaced somewhat from the raw edge of the ging- 70 ham and starts thru two layers of gingham material from near the portion of the gingham hem Il that forms the mouth of the open end pocket portion vof the cover and runs longitudinally of the lateral edge of the open end of the ironing 75 board to adjacent the end thereof where it is mitered for a short distance then returns to the open end pillow slip portion of the gingham hem I4 where it turns at substantially a right angle and ably pass thru three layers of the gingham material.

The gingham edge portions are preferably secured by the mitered seam portion and the return portion in a direction away from the top of the open end of the ironing board or toward the bottom of the board, as shown in Figs. 5 and 7 of the accompanying drawing. The return seam portion may be omitted if desired and the seam I6 made to terminate at the front end of the open end of the ironing board in a short mitered seam portion that passes thru threelayers of the gingham.

Suitable securing means, such as the snap fasteners I1 that preferably have one element secured to the gingham andthe joining element secured to the muslin that covers the pad material, serves to hold the gingham firmly on the surface of the pad and to provide suitable means for the easy removal and replacement of a worn cover with a new one. The joining element of the snap fasteners I 'I may be attached to the under side of the ironing board if desired or the fastener element secured to the gingham may be replaced by a snap socket and the gingham secured directly to the ironing board, .as Where the studs 6 that are mounted on the under side of the ironing board are sufficiently long to accommodate two snap sockets instead of one.

When mounted on the ironing board the gingham material that forms the cover and the muslin material that is secured to the pad material are superimposed over the pad material in a taut, firm condition. The open end pad seam I2 that is disposed along the lateral edges of the open end of the ironing board has its maximum thickness positioned substantially midway between the upper and the lower surfaces of the ironing board. The taut and firm gingham and muslin that overlie the open end pad seam I2 of the pad along the edges of the open end of the ironing board, lock the edges of the pad material in place as a wedge is locked between the converging walls of a wooden block in process of being split and vserve to hold the open end pad seam I2 firmly in place and serve to prevent the displacement of l the pad transversely of the open end of the board when ironing is done on the surface of the open end of the ironing board. The taut condition of the cover, the friction between the contacting cloth surfaces of the muslin and the gingham,

' the manner of positioning the gingham open end seam I6 and the direction in which the'edge portions of the gingham at the lateral edges of the open end pillow slip portion of the cover extend, are found to prevent substantial displacement of the cover transversely of the open end of the ironing board.

The opposed pocket ends of both the pad and the cover prevent the displacement of the pad or the cover longitudinally of the ironing board. The taut condition of both the pad and the cover and the rigid anchoring thruout operate to substantially eliminate all wrinkles, objectionable bulges and the like from the ironing surface of the pad or the cover.

When it is desired to effect a more firm and a harder surface, as for heavy pressing and the like, a plurality of covers may be superimposed on a pad or may be used on an ironing board or other surface without a pad.

'Ihe form of pad and cover with a pocket portion at both ends as disclosed herein is admirably adapted for use on the Hoffman pressing machine that is in widespread general use in the garment industry. In its adaptation to' the Hoffman construction the fastener means for rigidly securing the pad and the cover to the wooden ironing board for the home may be replaced by the conventional coiled spring peripherally extending wire and the conventional transversely extending coil springs that terminate in hooks that are com- .monly used on the corresponding pressing surface elements of the Hoffman machine.

The pad material mayvhave a conventional edge construction, such as a binding tape, a coil spring or the like secured to it along its periphery if desired prior to or after the muslin is attached thereto, for purposes of strengthening, making more bulky, or for stiffening the peripheral edge thereof.

A modified construction of the pocket construction is shown in Fig. 9 of the drawing as applied to the square end pillow slip portion of the pad. In this modied construction the material that forms the pad or the cover is slit and hemmed longitudinally of the board to form the opposed edges I 8. This construction facilitates the mounting of the pocket over the end oi' the board and is desirable for one pocket end where a board has a deep open end construction at both ends of the board. The opposed. edges I8 of the slit may be closed by suitable conventional means such as a slide fastener or the like where desired.

.Modifications in the particular construction and composition of the materials disclosed; in the means for securing the parts of the materials together or for securing one material to another or to the board; in the particular contour, positioning and depth of the pocket ends of both the pad and the cover; and in the use of the pad or the cover on articles other than ironing boards, seats, tables and the like of any general composition and form of surface that it is expedient or desirable to cover and that are of a substantially thin section, may also be made without departing from the invention as defined in the appended claims.

edge of said pad to said board, and securing means for releasably securing said peripheral edge of said cover to said pad.

2. A pad for a board having an open end and an open end edge portion extending continuously along the periphery of said open end of said board and substantially normal to at upper and lower surfaces of said board, comprising a pocket for housing said open end of said board, a pad seam disposable along said edge portion substantially midway between said upper and said lower surfaces of said board, and means separate from said pad and adapted for engaging said pad for wedging said pad seam in substantially fixed position with respect to said upper and said lower surfaces of said board and along said edge portion of the open end of said board for preventing the lateral displacement of said pad on said upper surface of the open end of said board.

3. A cover in combination with a pad for a board having an open end, comprising a pocket forming a part of said cover and for housing said open end of said board, means forreleasably securing said pad to said board, and means for releasably securing said cover to said pad.

4. A cover in combination with a pad for a board having an open end remote from a square end. comprising a pocket forming a part of said cover for housing said open end of said board, a square end cover pocket for housing said square end of said board, means for releasably securing said pad to said board, and means for releasably securing said cover to said pad.

5. The combination of a pad with a cover for use on a board having an open end and a board peripheral edge extending continuously along said board open end, comprising a pad pocket substantially enclosing said board open end, an open end rolled pad seam extending along a portion of said board peripheral edge, and a cover pocket substantially enclosing said board open end and overlying said pad pocket and substantially wedging said rolled pad seam against said board peripheral edge and between converging portions of said cover pocket and minimizing the transverse displacement of said pad pocket on said board open end.

6. The combination of a pad with a cover for use on a board having an open end and a board peripheral edge extending continuously along said board open end, comprising a pad pocket substantially enclosing said board open end, an open end rolled pad seam disposed along a portion of said board open end peripheral edge, a cover pocket substantially enclosing both said board open end and overlying said pad pocket and bearing against said rolled pad seam and providing a resilient cushion of arcuate transverse section therealong.

'1. 'I'he combination of a pad and a cover superimposed on said pad for a board having an open end and said open end of said board having an edge portion extending continuously along the periphery of said open end of said board and substantially normal to substantially at upper and lower surfaces spaced from each other and forming part of said board, comprising a pad pocket substantially enclosing said board open end, a rolled pad seam disposed along said board open end edge, and a pocket cover portion extending continuously transversely of both said upper and lower board surfaces and pressing said rolled pad seam against said board edge forming a transversely arcuate cover surface overlying the periphery of said board upper surface.

8. 'Ihe combination of a pad with a cover for use on a board having an open end and a peripheral edge extending continuously along said board open end, comprising a pad pocket substantially enclosing said board open end, an open end rolled pad seam extending along a portion of said peripheral edge of said board open end, a cover pocket having a mouth and a. closed end and substantially enclosing said board open end and positioned outwardly of said padpocket and substantially wedging said rolled pad seam between converging portions of said cover pocket, and an open end seam forming a part of said cover pocket and starting thru two layers of cover material from adjacent the mouth of said cover pocket and running longitudinally of said cover pocket to adjacent the closed end of said cover pocket there mitered and returned thru three layers of material to adjacent its point of origin there crossing its substantial origin to assist in locking the seam.

MERCEDES K. BRODT. 

